Rusty dagger - Pirates part 1

Arzag has been captain of a pirate ship for a while. Rumours are growing, of a ghost ship that attacks everyone it encounters and leaves no survivors.

Possibly something like this.

It turns out that the pirates crew is led by Mazmar the Malavolent. He has used the necromantic knowledge gained from a recently acquired grimoire to raise a crew of undead revenants and now sails the seas making war on the living

Here is Arzag and Olivia, can they fend off the horde of undead fiends? 

As the ghost ship approaches a wave of despair rolls over the crew of Arzag’s ship. The crew start dropping their weapons and slumping down. Arzag manages to break the spell with a rally cry. This gains the heroes and advantage in the next combat. Then from the pirate ship come two volleys of arrows then a wave of skeletons. The mortal crew are pushed back from the rail and the deck becomes slippery with blood.

The assault wave of skeletons swarms aboard Arzag’s ship and overwhelms the crew before heading towards our heroes.one of the skellies fell through an open hatch covered by hay bales and fell into the deck below in a clatter of bones.

The skeleton warriors quickly close on our heroes.

The deployment is by columns rather than rows. Fortunately Arzag and Olivia end up next to each other.

Arzag chops down the first Skeleton with a couple of heavy blows and moves to intercept the next group of skeletons. The Skellie hits Olivia for 1.

The skeletons advance into the giant wood-chipper that is Arzag’s sword. A second skellie is closing in on Olivia. Arzag stabs the skellie fighting Olivia for 1. then follows that up with a Heavy blow with his Advantage action. If the Skellies don't activate because they are one of the nearest 3, they get to activate at the end of the turn. Arzag defends their clumsy strikes 6-7 and 8-10

Arzag hacks down a couple of skellies. He uses Crushing Strike to finish off the Skellie fighting Olivia. The Skellies miss Arzag, 6-12, 5-5 (that's a double 1 from Arzag),

Arzag heavy blows a Skeleton 9-7 and 11-7

Olivia drinks the potion of invisibility and sneaks through the skeletons. The skeletons will now focus on Arzag who can handle the swordplay. A Skellie misses Arzag 3-7

Olivia has now dashed across the deck while the skeletons close in on Arzag. The Skeleton with the morning star misses Arzag 9-10.

Arzag misses with a double 1 5-5, the Skellie misses 7-13. 

Arzag then misses twice 6-8 and 9-11
A high level of competence being displayed by all combatants

Arzag misses 6-10 and 8-10, that's 4 misses in a row

A skellie misses 6-14

Arzag uses primal rage

Two skellies miss 8-10 and 10-11

Arzag heavy blows a skellie 12-7

Skellie misses 6-7

Skellie parries Arzag 9-9

Arzag then heavy blows the Skellie 12-10 with the primal rage reroll

Olivia moves further away.

Arzag then heavy blows a Skellie 9-3

Then two Skellies miss 6-12 and 9-12

Dum, dum dum, another one bites the dust.

Arzag misses 10-10 and then hits 11-8 and 11-3

A Skellie misses 5-13, Arzag then Heavy Blows 11-7 and then the Skellies miss 8-11 and 6-9

The skeleton champion is the last to fall to Arzag’s sword.

Arzag parries the Skeleton leader and then heavy blows it twice 9-5 and 9-8.

Phew that's the last of them.

Arzag poits his sword at Mazmar. Mazmar smiles and raises his staff. From this device swirl clouds of vapour, this swirls over the crew and the dead bodies begin to stir.

Its not over yet.